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TIL that there are tiny bugs closely related to spiders living in the pores of your face, which crawl about your face in the dark to mate.

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NX6lJ TIL Aoshima, an island in Japan, has more cats than humans and has become a tourist destination thanks to its cat population.
yWyJ TIL Rudolf Höss, the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp, during his trial when accused of murdering three and a half million people, replied, “No. Only two and one half million—the rest died from disease and starvation.”
wLXYE TIL that over 50 gangs have members within the US military. The gang members use their time in the armed forces to gain weapon/combat skills. They also seek to expand their territory and traffic drugs.
p8vEG TIL I Don't Care was the name of a long distance telephone company started to capture 3% of the market of people who responded they didn't care which carrier was used.
7r4JZ TIL that the Statue of Liberty is worth less than $230,000 in scrap metal, and is the third most expensive statue in the world.